Coonamble’s Newhaven Park Western Country Championships on Sunday represents the last of the regional qualifying races to snare a ‘golden ticket’ to Royal Randwick.

Celebrated veteran Dar Lunn has a knack with discards and an eye for a bargain so when he makes a rare trip to town with a revived winner at big odds it’s a definite watch.

The Dubbo RSL Club Winter Country Classic has only been staged on four occasions and already Dubbo Turf Club is thrilled with the popularity of the concept.

The fairytale will continue to Royal Randwick after eight-year-old Listen To The Band claimed a special win for trainer Clint Lundholm in the Newhaven Park WRA Country Championships (1400m) at Coonamble.

Listen To The Band has already been earmarked as the fairytale story of the Newhaven Park Country Championships series in 2023 and jockey Jake Pracey-Holmes says it deserves to continue on to Royal Randwick.